Tag Archives: stories

Clear out your living space and you clear out your mind. And vice versa. I don’t remember where or when I picked up that bit of wisdom, but over the years, it has proven to be true. I’m back in … Continue reading →

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I want to argue a paradox…that the origins, liveliness, and durability of cultures require that there be space for figures whose function is to uncover and disrupt the very things that cultures are based on. – Lewis Hyde It has … Continue reading →

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I spent a lot of time this week staring at a blank screen while trying to sum up two recent posts (No discouraging words 1 and 2). The ways in which thought/stories create reality is a massive topic. Not only … Continue reading →

This unusual job description comes from the opening lines of a Grimm’s fairy tale I recently read for the first time. Fairy tale characters never get more than a word or two of description, and most of the time, tags … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Flavorwire: If there’s one topic that writers can be counted on to tackle at least once in their working lives, it’s writing itself. A good thing too, especially for all those aspiring writers out there looking for…

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In 1965, a young New Jersey college student, in need of money for rent and tuition, took a weekend job as a tour guide at $25 a day, for a charter company that specialized in high school class trips to … Continue reading →

Neil Gaiman visited China in 2007 for the first ever, party-approved, Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. He asked a top official what had changed; in the past, these genres had been disparaged. The official said his government had realized they … Continue reading →

On saturday, an acquaintance and I met at a local park to discuss some things of mutual interest. It was a stunning fall day, with temperature in the low 80’s, so we sat for several hours at a picnic bench … Continue reading →